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Tamquammys wilsoni

Mammalia - Rodentia

Taxonomy
Tamquammys wilsoni was named by Dawson et al. (1984). Its type specimen is IVPP V5678, a partial skull (Anterior portion of skull), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Huheboerhe escarpment (IM-1), which is in an Eocene fluvial sandstone in the Irdin Manha Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Tamquammys wilsoni Dawson et al.
2015Tamquammys wilsoni Li and Meng

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
Glires()
Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
CtenohystricaHuchon et al. 2000
superfamilyCtenodactyloidea
genusTamquammysShevyreva 1971
specieswilsoniDawson et al. 1984

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Tamquammys wilsoni Dawson et al. 1984
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:04:46
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:04:46
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Eocene to the top of the Middle Eocene or 55.80000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bumbanian55.8 - 48.6China (Nei Mongol) Tamquammys wilsoni (72202)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6China (Nei Mongol) Tamquammys wilsoni (75275 174920 176540 176541 176542)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71China (Nei Mongol) Tamquammys wilsoni (type locality: 89041)